Kentucky Statutes 118.155 – Nomination of candidates serving in Armed Forces
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(1) The provisions of KRS § 118.125 shall not apply to any eligible person serving in the Armed Forces of the United States while this country is at war. The name of such person shall be printed on the official ballot of his party for an office for which he is eligible in any primary election when an application has been filed on his behalf by two (2) reputable electors of the party at whose hands he seeks the nomination.
(2) Such application shall be accompanied by a statement signed by the proposed candidate authorizing the action of the electors.
(3) The application and the candidate’s statement, herein mentioned, shall be filed in good faith and with the proper officer at the proper time, as provided for other candidates in primary elections.
(4) The form of such application shall be similar to that of the affidavits required of electors in behalf of other candidates as provided in KRS § 118.125.
(5) Before such a successful candidate is given a certificate of nomination, he shall file with the county clerk of the county in which he resides a statement that during the campaign for the nomination he did not, and while a candidate for the office will not, knowingly violate any election law or any law relating to corrupt and fraudulent practice in campaigns or elections in this state, and if elected will qualify for the office.
Effective: March 10, 1976
History: Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 54, sec. 25, effective March 10, 1976. — Created
1974 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 105, effective June 21, 1974.
(2) Such application shall be accompanied by a statement signed by the proposed candidate authorizing the action of the electors.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 118.155
- Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- official ballot: means the official presentation of offices and candidates to be voted for, including write-in candidates, and all public questions submitted for determination, and shall include a voting machine ballot, a paper ballot, an absentee ballot, a federal provisional ballot, a federal provisional absentee ballot, or a supplemental paper ballot which has been authorized for the use of the voters in any primary, regular election, or special election by the Secretary of State or the county clerk. See Kentucky Statutes 118.015
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Violate: includes failure to comply with. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(3) The application and the candidate’s statement, herein mentioned, shall be filed in good faith and with the proper officer at the proper time, as provided for other candidates in primary elections.
(4) The form of such application shall be similar to that of the affidavits required of electors in behalf of other candidates as provided in KRS § 118.125.
(5) Before such a successful candidate is given a certificate of nomination, he shall file with the county clerk of the county in which he resides a statement that during the campaign for the nomination he did not, and while a candidate for the office will not, knowingly violate any election law or any law relating to corrupt and fraudulent practice in campaigns or elections in this state, and if elected will qualify for the office.
Effective: March 10, 1976
History: Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 54, sec. 25, effective March 10, 1976. — Created
1974 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 105, effective June 21, 1974.